We are starting with some breaking news. Fire officials in oregon say multiple firefighters were injured in a blast in a northwest portland neighborhood. This happened as utility workers were repairing a damaged gas line. Heavy black smoke all over the area this morning. You can see this is a live look of what it looks like out there right now. This is a multistory building and er we will continue to follow this and as we get updates, we will update you during the show. Back at home we have new video coming into the newsroom of the School Bus Crash at dia last month. Up until this point, we havent seen any moments of the crash or the moments leading up to it but we really want to warn you it may be difficult to watch. We have decided to show it to you as we work to learn more about what led up to the fatal that day and its very slow. Youre going to see the school bus, around the corner. 15 students were taken to metro area hospitals after the crash. Three legacy coaches significant inj
The heat of the afternoon. Not so much around denver. Now for the Eastern Plains, its been a little more rough with some of those strong thunderstorms moving through. Those are leafing the state but in ken leaving the state. But in denver, high cloudiness. Thank you. Eight horses have been killed in an Early Morning fire in brighton. A barn caught fire just after 2 the fire happened on private property but this is the area where it burned. The call first came in as a weed fire but when firefighters arrived, they found the burning barn. New at 5 00, a thief caught in the act. Surveillance video shows a man stealing from a garage in the middle of the afternoon while the homeowner and his fiance were home. There has drastically spiked. Reporter when we first got this tip, i went to the crime map. This is the baker neighborhood in blue. So i did a search, burglaries only from the beginning of this year to present and there were 60 plus burglaries alone. The problem here is that last year,
The executive director of the Harm Reduction action center. While the creek crackdown fixes the immediate problem she doesnt believe it addresses the bigger issue. Were in the midst of ant opioid and overdose of an opioid and overdose epidemic. Reporter naloxone has saved 421 lives. That and increased assistance she says should be the focus. Theyll probably be in Industrial Areas and in a neighborhood near you. Reporter for now. I have seen a drop. Trail is noticeably cleaner. Since july, august many, many fewer people hanging out cruising around. Reporter as we wait to see where those suffering from addiction go next. The city is monitoring the efficiency of their tack tacks on the trail very close tactics on the trail very closely right now tracking arrests and number of needles found. The city always reiterates they dooring what they can to drug users with treatment. Police in north glenn are searching for a man they have linked to two carjackings in the last few hours. They believe
One noticing a difference. I have noticed more security. Reporter for the downtown partnership, perception is a big deal. The mall brought in 16 million in sales tax revenue last year alone. Police admit as a try to clean up the 16th street mall, the homeless are just going elsewhere. Like here, a mile and a half away to other parts of the city or even beyond. The problem hasnt gone away so we do see some displacement. Some of it has moved outside the city. We have heard from our neighboring cities and districts. Reporter police are also reevaluating the number of officers staff here as we head into typically slower winter months. . Reporter next years proposed budget would add 16 offices downtown, a more permanent presence on the mall. You know, anytime you get the Crime Prevention aspect, you get people who can take ownership of the area. Reporter the owner of the appaloosa grill wants to seek more officers at the latenight hours. He says the city is not quite there yet. Its definite
Convicted on all counts. I have an altar set up for her, in remembrance of her, and i burned a candle on it this morning, thinking of her. Reporter Michelle Wilkins says her baby aurora was her only thought when the verdict was read. The woman who attacked her and took aurora from her womb was convicted on all counts. And in that moment, i felt like all of that pain was acknowledged. Indicated. Reporter michelle sat down with me, two newspaper requirements and a german tv news crew to talk more intimately about what she has endured and learned in the past year. There are so many gifts and lessons that come out of the hardest experiences of our reporter one gift that was difficult but important was a chance to meet her baby a few days after the attack. I did all the things that a mom would want to. I read to her, i dressed her. I held her. But knowing that she was only present in spirit and not physically was really painful thing to grasp. Reporter michelle studied auroras face and reco